Authorities said one or more of a deceased Michigan woman’s pit bulls are responsible for her mauling death. Officers with the Bay City Department of Public Safety reportedly found Brandy Joy O’Dell, 41, deceased in her residence shortly before 3 p.m. on November 1. The Bay County Medical Examiner’s Office’s autopsy report stated that her …
A Michigan-based doctor is facing a staggering 267 lawsuits for allegedly misdiagnosing children with epilepsy for at least a decade. WXYZ reported that Dr. Yasser Awaad was accused of subjecting hundreds of children to taxing and unnecessary medical tests—which often left them sleep-deprived—after intentionally misdiagnosing them with epilepsy. Lawyers said the children often underwent these …
A judge has significantly reduced the bond for a Michigan man whose his three pit bulls reportedly mauled a 9-year-old girl to death late last month. Pierre Cleveland, 33, was being held on $2 million bond in connection with Emma Hernandez’s August 19 death. On Friday, Judge Michael Wagner lowered his bail to $20,000 during …
A Michigan man whose three dogs reportedly killed a 9-year-old girl on Monday afternoon has been charged with second-degree murder for her death, prosecutors announced on Thursday. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said Pierre Cleveland, 33, is also charged with involuntary manslaughter and having a dangerous animal causing death. Worthy said Cleveland left his three …
‘He could have prevented this.’
An elderly Michigan woman who died of natural causes last year was reportedly found weeks later, eaten by rats and her dog in a cluttered, filthy home. Sally Honeycheck, 80, died last November while sitting in a lawn chair in the kitchen of her Detroit home. Weeks later, her cousin Linda Kajma not only discovered …
A Michigan man who assaulted a Little Caesars employee over pizza toppings earlier this month was sentenced to 20 days in jail
– WXYZ: Livonia police said Joseph Thorpe 38, was angry over Italian seasoning on his pizza (instead of parmesan), and had called the restaurant to complain
– He arrived at the restaurant even more irate after employees told him he could get a refund
– The victim said she had a co-worker call police after Thorpe “threw his pizza on the counter [and] told me he was going to beat everyone’s butt in the store”
– Moments later, he’s seen reaching across the counter and smacking the clerk
– Though Thorpe fled the scene in a car that wasn’t registered to him, authorities tracked him down and charged him with assault and battery
Bones found outside a Michigan home earlier this month belong to a mother and her son who vanished last year, authorities announced Friday. Lansing police said bones discovered by a construction crew rehabbing a south Lansing home on July 1 are the remains of Danielle Marie Steiner, 34, and her son, Aubrey Hall, 5. Steiner …
Authorities in Michigan are asking for the public’s help in locating a pregnant 15-year-old girl who they say vanished after a doctor’s appointment on Tuesday. Larissa Garza was reportedly lost spotted at 5:45 p.m. at the appointment, which occurred on the 3900 block of John R Road in Rochester Hills. Citing police, WJBK reported that …
Authorities in Michigan say three children were killed when a pickup truck slammed into the rear of a horse-drawn carriage in which they were passengers. According to Fox News, the incident occurred on Friday evening in Algansee Township. Early updates revealed a 6-year-old and a 2-year-old were pronounced dead at the scene. Subsequent reports indicated …
A Michigan woman accused caregivers of imprisoning her elderly father and stepmother in their own home—a situation she said started when a judge inexplicably denied her request for guardianship. Marcia Mitchell told WXYZ that Barb and Bob, her 70-year-old stepmother and 72-year-old father, were dealing with memory issues and dementia. She said their ailing health …
Michigan’s Attorney General announced Friday that five current and former Catholic priests have been charged for sex misconduct which allegedly occurred as far back as the 1970s. The Detroit Free Press reported the criminal charges came as part of a statewide investigation into sexual abuse committed by Catholic clergy. Some of the men facing charges, …
